clay
Example Sentences
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Matano beat out dozens of other artists to secure the commission to create the sculpture and, after many months, has completed a preliminary clay art form, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"I was going to take part in a clay pigeon shooting competition in Portugal," said Ecclestone.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The material was already buried when Constance arrived and it was his job to dig a 6m-deep trench around the outside of the mound before it was sealed using plastic membrane sheets and liquid clay.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The downpour turned the path—uphill, then downhill, then uphill again—into a slick mess of red clay and rock; every step had my blisters screaming in a new language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
They dug a shaft downward and then sideways in the tough clay.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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